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Population in Brazil compared to Norway: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 37.7 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 2.65% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Brazil vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Norway
2100 164,294,719 5,441,855
2099 165,504,324 5,454,583
2098 166,724,540 5,466,669
2097 167,957,900 5,478,174
2096 169,198,878 5,490,010
2095 170,447,187 5,502,418
2094 171,702,406 5,514,598
2093 172,959,201 5,527,174
2092 174,226,209 5,539,172
2091 175,495,014 5,551,172
2090 176,771,657 5,564,044
2089 178,046,664 5,576,715
2088 179,329,069 5,590,047
2087 180,613,269 5,604,159
2086 181,900,405 5,617,935
2085 183,185,504 5,631,413
2084 184,470,859 5,645,116
2083 185,757,734 5,658,044
2082 187,047,504 5,670,485
2081 188,336,189 5,682,427
2080 189,617,504 5,694,199
2079 190,892,825 5,705,317
2078 192,160,856 5,715,984
2077 193,420,209 5,726,145
2076 194,668,253 5,735,898
2075 195,904,930 5,745,619
2074 197,131,520 5,755,683
2073 198,346,178 5,765,642
2072 199,541,890 5,775,295
2071 200,718,990 5,784,119
2070 201,872,528 5,793,594
2069 203,003,940 5,802,341
2068 204,112,753 5,811,630
2067 205,191,144 5,821,550
2066 206,245,316 5,831,535
2065 207,268,823 5,841,333
2064 208,258,342 5,851,085
2063 209,219,808 5,860,548
2062 210,147,571 5,869,700
2061 211,035,957 5,877,754
2060 211,887,727 5,885,488
2059 212,703,223 5,892,036
2058 213,475,371 5,897,922
2057 214,208,817 5,904,330
2056 214,897,416 5,910,291
2055 215,547,622 5,915,286
2054 216,155,836 5,919,312
2053 216,720,807 5,922,325
2052 217,240,244 5,923,483
2051 217,710,548 5,923,938
2050 218,139,994 5,923,557
2049 218,529,238 5,922,138
2048 218,862,226 5,919,215
2047 219,144,767 5,916,146
2046 219,374,582 5,912,426
2045 219,555,915 5,907,334
2044 219,680,790 5,902,175
2043 219,751,357 5,896,614
2042 219,767,446 5,889,741
2041 219,726,082 5,881,692
2040 219,627,035 5,873,512
2039 219,488,186 5,864,063
2038 219,300,758 5,853,639
2037 219,070,710 5,842,734
2036 218,795,673 5,830,991
2035 218,478,532 5,818,882
2034 218,116,666 5,805,966
2033 217,714,006 5,792,030
2032 217,266,965 5,777,062
2031 216,776,060 5,760,828
2030 216,239,032 5,743,814
2029 215,655,337 5,725,891
2028 215,029,016 5,706,765
2027 214,352,035 5,686,336
2026 213,629,498 5,665,477
2025 212,848,504 5,626,258
2024 211,998,573 5,572,279
2023 211,140,729 5,519,601
2022 210,306,415 5,457,127
2021 209,550,294 5,408,320
2020 208,660,842 5,379,475
2019 207,455,459 5,347,896
2018 206,107,261 5,311,916
2017 204,703,445 5,276,968
2016 203,218,114 5,234,519
2015 201,675,532 5,188,607
2014 200,085,127 5,137,232
2013 198,478,299 5,079,623
2012 196,876,111 5,018,573
2011 195,284,734 4,953,088
2010 193,701,929 4,889,252
2009 192,079,951 4,828,726
2008 190,367,302 4,768,212
2007 188,552,320 4,709,153
2006 186,653,106 4,660,677
2005 184,688,101 4,623,291
2004 182,675,143 4,591,910
2003 180,622,688 4,564,855
2002 178,503,484 4,538,159
2001 176,301,203 4,513,751
2000 174,018,282 4,490,967
1999 171,641,543 4,461,913
1998 169,159,655 4,431,464
1997 166,661,659 4,405,157
1996 164,202,549 4,381,336
1995 161,735,073 4,359,184
1994 159,265,006 4,336,613
1993 156,794,577 4,311,991
1992 154,275,079 4,286,401
1991 151,724,256 4,261,732
1990 149,143,223 4,241,473
1989 146,502,972 4,226,901
1988 143,826,357 4,209,488
1987 141,104,944 4,186,905
1986 138,336,370 4,167,354
1985 135,515,595 4,152,516
1984 132,658,864 4,140,099
1983 129,790,077 4,128,432
1982 126,923,155 4,114,787
1981 124,063,109 4,099,702
1980 121,207,461 4,085,620
1979 118,380,821 4,072,517
1978 115,600,942 4,058,671
1977 112,875,292 4,043,205
1976 110,213,349 4,026,152
1975 107,619,565 4,007,313
1974 105,089,675 3,985,258
1973 102,600,976 3,960,612
1972 100,146,797 3,933,004
1971 97,739,273 3,903,039
1970 95,375,651 3,875,763
1969 93,045,777 3,847,707
1968 90,741,240 3,816,486
1967 88,446,124 3,784,539
1966 86,139,359 3,753,012
1965 83,817,583 3,723,168
1964 81,488,595 3,694,339
1963 79,164,235 3,666,537
1962 76,865,323 3,638,918
1961 74,605,447 3,609,800
1960 72,388,126 3,581,239

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Brazil's population will grow by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Norway
2100 -0.73% -0.23%
2099 -0.73% -0.22%
2098 -0.73% -0.21%
2097 -0.73% -0.22%
2096 -0.73% -0.23%
2095 -0.73% -0.22%
2094 -0.73% -0.23%
2093 -0.73% -0.22%
2092 -0.72% -0.22%
2091 -0.72% -0.23%
2090 -0.72% -0.23%
2089 -0.72% -0.24%
2088 -0.71% -0.25%
2087 -0.71% -0.25%
2086 -0.7% -0.24%
2085 -0.7% -0.24%
2084 -0.69% -0.23%
2083 -0.69% -0.22%
2082 -0.68% -0.21%
2081 -0.68% -0.21%
2080 -0.67% -0.19%
2079 -0.66% -0.19%
2078 -0.65% -0.18%
2077 -0.64% -0.17%
2076 -0.63% -0.17%
2075 -0.62% -0.17%
2074 -0.61% -0.17%
2073 -0.6% -0.17%
2072 -0.59% -0.15%
2071 -0.57% -0.16%
2070 -0.56% -0.15%
2069 -0.54% -0.16%
2068 -0.53% -0.17%
2067 -0.51% -0.17%
2066 -0.49% -0.17%
2065 -0.48% -0.17%
2064 -0.46% -0.16%
2063 -0.44% -0.16%
2062 -0.42% -0.14%
2061 -0.4% -0.13%
2060 -0.38% -0.11%
2059 -0.36% -0.1%
2058 -0.34% -0.11%
2057 -0.32% -0.1%
2056 -0.3% -0.08%
2055 -0.28% -0.07%
2054 -0.26% -0.05%
2053 -0.24% -0.02%
2052 -0.22% -0.008%
2051 -0.2% 0.006%
2050 -0.18% 0.02%
2049 -0.15% 0.05%
2048 -0.13% 0.05%
2047 -0.1% 0.06%
2046 -0.08% 0.09%
2045 -0.06% 0.09%
2044 -0.03% 0.09%
2043 -0.007% 0.12%
2042 0.02% 0.14%
2041 0.05% 0.14%
2040 0.06% 0.16%
2039 0.09% 0.18%
2038 0.11% 0.19%
2037 0.13% 0.2%
2036 0.15% 0.21%
2035 0.17% 0.22%
2034 0.18% 0.24%
2033 0.21% 0.26%
2032 0.23% 0.28%
2031 0.25% 0.3%
2030 0.27% 0.31%
2029 0.29% 0.34%
2028 0.32% 0.36%
2027 0.34% 0.37%
2026 0.37% 0.7%
2025 0.4% 0.97%
2024 0.41% 0.95%
2023 0.4% 1.14%
2022 0.36% 0.9%
2021 0.43% 0.54%
2020 0.58% 0.59%
2019 0.65% 0.68%
2018 0.69% 0.66%
2017 0.73% 0.81%
2016 0.76% 0.88%
2015 0.79% 1%
2014 0.81% 1.13%
2013 0.81% 1.22%
2012 0.81% 1.32%
2011 0.82% 1.31%
2010 0.84% 1.25%
2009 0.9% 1.27%
2008 0.96% 1.25%
2007 1.02% 1.04%
2006 1.06% 0.81%
2005 1.1% 0.68%
2004 1.14% 0.59%
2003 1.19% 0.59%
2002 1.25% 0.54%
2001 1.31% 0.51%
2000 1.38% 0.65%
1999 1.47% 0.69%
1998 1.5% 0.6%
1997 1.5% 0.54%
1996 1.53% 0.51%
1995 1.55% 0.52%
1994 1.58% 0.57%
1993 1.63% 0.6%
1992 1.68% 0.58%
1991 1.73% 0.48%
1990 1.8% 0.34%
1989 1.86% 0.41%
1988 1.93% 0.54%
1987 2% 0.47%
1986 2.08% 0.36%
1985 2.15% 0.3%
1984 2.21% 0.28%
1983 2.26% 0.33%
1982 2.31% 0.37%
1981 2.36% 0.34%
1980 2.39% 0.32%
1979 2.4% 0.34%
1978 2.41% 0.38%
1977 2.42% 0.42%
1976 2.41% 0.47%
1975 2.41% 0.55%
1974 2.43% 0.62%
1973 2.45% 0.7%
1972 2.46% 0.77%
1971 2.48% 0.7%
1970 2.5% 0.73%
1969 2.54% 0.82%
1968 2.59% 0.84%
1967 2.68% 0.84%
1966 2.77% 0.8%
1965 2.86% 0.78%
1964 2.94% 0.76%
1963 2.99% 0.76%
1962 3.03% 0.81%
1961 3.06% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Brazil Norway
Current population
213824938
5671119
Population rank 7/197 119/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.07%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
9.98 minutes
One birth every
12.1 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
21.1 seconds
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +144
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 105/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 +29,798
Net migration rank 186/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - 29,798
2024 - -225,510 - 44,356
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 8,280 53,806
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 5,457 58,040
2021 919,507 -208,581 14,062 19,804
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 12,372 11,277
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 13,904 25,707
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 14,342 18,473
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 15,831 21,657
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 17,797 26,417
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 18,160 30,242
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 18,494 38,522
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 17,779 40,690
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 18,066 47,883
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 18,822 47,454
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 20,046 42,865
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 20,280 39,316
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 19,073 44,002
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 16,482 40,111
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 17,244 24,054
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 15,719 18,588
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 15,612 13,412
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 14,151 11,389
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 10,892 17,279
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 13,090 7,906
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 15,269 9,805
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 14,278 19,147
1998 2,514,728 21,666 14,181 13,519
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 15,418 9,744
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 17,087 5,671
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 14,821 6,343
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 16,045 7,580
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 12,936 12,567
1992 2,547,698 14,394 15,431 10,218
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 16,194 7,949
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 14,845 1,818
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 13,949 -1,730
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 12,207 10,380
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 9,212 13,907
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 8,751 7,616
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 6,644 6,725
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 7,452 3,856
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 7,844 4,120
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 9,875 5,749
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 9,020 6,010
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 9,806 3,763
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 10,181 2,839
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 11,364 3,823
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 11,321 4,845
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 13,286 4,779
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 16,430 3,312
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 20,324 4,425
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 21,387 3,414
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 24,777 5,603
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 26,541 3,031
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 25,968 -1,034
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 28,858 2,230
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 29,387 1,761
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 30,276 2,460
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 31,150 -888
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 31,275 -1,525
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 30,293 -1,571
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 26,766 1,061
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 28,020 655
1961 2,240,178 75 29,239 1,437
1960 2,190,392 4,066 29,366 -1,427

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 89.1% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 people). In Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

Biggest cities by population

Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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